Dumbiedykes – Modernist Housing : Architecture

Edinburgh Housing, Holyrood Tower Block, Scotland

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Dumbiedykes Housing

tower block image © Adrian Welch

Modernist Housing Edinburgh – off Holyrood Rd

Elegant design though not widely recognised as such perhaps because this is viewed as sixties working class housing, tarred with the same brush as many ugly tower blocks built at the time.

More Edinburgh Housing: Edinburgh Housing

Some Modern Edinburgh Housing

Canongate Housing – Sir Basil Spence

Some Contemporary Edinburgh Housing

Craigmillar Post-war housing estate, refurbished
The Park housing, Holyrood, Edinburgh Old Town – Campbell & Arnott Architects
Dublin Street Lane, Edinburgh New Town – Richard Murphy Architects

Some Contemporary Lothian Housing

Amisfield Park, Haddington: 1964 – Campbell & Arnott Architects
Blindwells, Tranent: 2003 – proposed
Glassel Park: ‘Earl of Wemyss’ Modernist Houses, Longniddry

Edinburgh House

Edinburgh Housing – Selection

Dublin Street Lane Housing

photo from the architect

Fettes Row Housing terraces

photograph : Michael Wolchover

Cramond Housing

image from Richard Murphy Architects

Edinburgh Property

Modern Edinburgh Houses

Scottish Parliament is located just east of Dumbiedykes housing

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Dumbiedykes Flats – page

About the Author: David McManus

David McManus lives and works in Scotland. He studied HND Interactive Media (Web Development) at Edinburgh College, and has strong knowledge of website IT.